Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Only 1 left! :) This was an adventurous sea-fairing book. When my mom read this one, she had a crush on Nat (Mr. Bowditch). It tells the story of "Nathaniel Bowditch, the Harvard man that never set foot in a classroom". I liked this one a lot more than some of the other sea-fairing books (especially The Dark Frigate). Did anyone read it as a child? It seems like children and adults would like it equally.

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I did not read this as a child, but as an adult. I did not know much about all the possible books there were to read when I was growing up. I am making up for lost time now and this is one of my favorites (I read it when I was in my 30's).

About Me

I am a 9th grader at Zionsville Community High School in Zionsville, Indiana, and live "in the middle of nowhere"--rural Indiana. Several years ago as a second grader I decided to read all the Newbery Medal winners before I got to middle school. For me middle school starts in 5th grade. I became interested in this goal when my mother told me about a Newbery Club her elementary school had. After I set my goal I realized that it was way easier when my mom did it (there were fewer books and middle school did not start until 7th grade for her).
As it turns out I reached my goal with time to spare. I am now busy predicting the Mock Newbery for 2016 and reading other GREAT books! You can read more about me at: http://lauramitolife.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-about-me.html